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Every year amazing feminist women volunteer their time and talent to WAVAW, without which we could not offer the level of services and outreach that we do. One of these women is Madison Reid, WAVAW’s graphic design volunteer. We caught up with her recently to talk to her about

When Beyoncé’s album first dropped, the internet blew up with articles, blogs, and discussion critiquing whether or not Beyoncé is a feminist. Naturally, as feminists, we joined in and began to critique Beyoncé’s new album as well. The critiques ranged from pointing out the explicit g

By Alana Prochuk These days, judicial victim-blaming isn’t just for the criminal courts – the BC Human Rights Tribunal is getting in on the act, too. Apparently, the Tribunal thinks that women who banter about sex with their colleagues can’t possibly experience workplace sexual haras

Guest post by Nicole Pichette Giving birth is something that a woman will remember for the rest of her life. Some women have positive birthing experiences: they feel supported and feel that their wishes for the birth were heard by their health care professionals. Others, however, have

On December 6, we commemorated the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On this day in 1989 a gunman entered Montreal’s École Polytechnique. He purposely separated the men and women in the classroom and opened fire on all the women, killing 14. Rememberin

New Research Paper Explores Why Only 4.6% of Sexual Assault Cases Result in Conviction In commemoration of December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, University of Alberta Law Student Rhyannon O’Heron and Women Against Violence Against Women (

You know that the patriarchy is starting to slip when it needs pseudo-science to back it up. As reported in The Globe and Mail, recent studies from University of Texas and University of California-Los Angeles have tried to connect feelings of regret about sex with reproduction andR

Written by Caity Goerke It seems like all we can talk about these days is Rob Ford. And yet, even with so much coverage, there is so little being said. At WAVAW, we are very aware of the variety of ways in which our lives are made unsafe. We know that we all experience safety differen

Our response to the “What’s behind UBC student hijinks? Bad behaviour: immaturity or something more” article by Daphne Bramham published in the Vancouver Sun on October 24th 2013. We have submitted this response to the Vancouver Sun as well, but have received no communications from th